Spot the Problem
Max dropped his ice cream cone on the hot sidewalk. What is the problem?
He dropped his ice cream / He has no ice cream to eat.
If the problem is that your stomach is growling because you are hungry, what is a good solution?
Eat a snack or a meal.
What punctuation mark goes at the end of an asking sentence?
A question mark. (?)
Spell the target word that means the opposite of bad.
good
True or False: A personal narrative is a true story about something that happened to you
True
Maya wants to color a picture, but her pencil tip breaks. What is the problem?
Her pencil is broken / She cannot color.
Jake lost his favorite toy. He looked under his bed and found it! What was the solution?
He looked under his bed to find it.
What punctuation mark goes at the end of a regular telling sentence?
A period. (.)
Spell the place you go to learn your lessons every day.
school
What kind of letter must always go at the very beginning of a sentence?
A capital letter
In a story, what is the definition of a problem?
Something that goes wrong or needs to be fixed.
In a reading passage, what does the word solution mean?
How a problem is solved or fixed.
What punctuation mark do you use when a sentence shows a strong feeling like excitement or fear?
An exclamation point. (!)
Spell the word in this sentence that means also: "I want to go to the playground, ________!"
too
When you write a personal narrative paragraph, who is always the main character?
You/Myself
Tim woke up late and heard the school bus honking outside. What is his problem?
He is running late and might miss the bus.
Find the solution in this text: "The classroom was too noisy to hear. The teacher clapped her hands, and everyone went quiet."
The teacher clapped her hands to make everyone quiet.
Name all three types of ending punctuation marks.
Period, question mark, and exclamation point.
Fix the spelling mistake in this sentence: "I reed a great story last night."
read
Besides the first word in a sentence, what other word must always be capitalized when you write about yourself?
The word "I"
Find the problem in this text: "The rain started pouring. Lily did not have an umbrella, so she hid under a big tree."
It is raining and Lily does not have an umbrella.
Give a smart solution for a student who keeps forgetting to bring their homework book to school.
Put it in the backpack the night before (or accept any logical answer).
Correct the ending punctuation for this sentence: "Look out, a soccer ball is flying at you"
An exclamation point. (!)
Which target word from your list has 4 letters and means to do a job, a chore, or school assignments?
work
Why should a writer use a "Check Your Story" checklist after finishing a paragraph?
To make sure they fixed spelling, capital letters, and punctuation errors.